Australia NewsAustralian Scientists Make Diamonds in Minutes in LabSavePrintAn employee displays a 5.16 carat pear shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ring at Sotheby's on March 8, 2010 in London, England. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesAAP11/19/2020|Updated: 11/19/2020The billion-year wait for the perfect sparkler is over after an Australian-led scientific team discovered how to make diamonds in minutes.The process is thought to take an age, huge amounts of pressure and super-hot temperatures, hundreds of kilometres beneath the earth’s crust.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesNext US Ambassador Will Have ‘No Simple Task’Jan 13, 2026Heroic Cop Who Shot Bondi Stabber Diagnosed with CancerJan 11, 2026No Let-Up in Coffee Prices as Bean Supplies StabiliseJan 10, 2026Residents ‘Smashed’ as Cyclone Barrels Towards CoastJan 10, 2026Related TopicsdiamondsAustralianscientific
